What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 0.129 in 1968.

What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.008 in 2025.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for judicial checks on government index?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Judicial Checks on Government Index in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Equatorial Guinea: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.008 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.008

Change on year

down 27.3%

World rank

173rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.129

in 1968

All-time low

0.008

in 2025

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.008. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of down 27.3% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.129 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.008, in 2025.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Judicial Checks on Government Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.087	—
1901	0.087	+0.0%
1902	0.087	+0.0%
1903	0.087	+0.0%
1904	0.087	+0.0%
1905	0.087	+0.0%
1906	0.087	+0.0%
1907	0.087	+0.0%
1908	0.087	+0.0%
1909	0.087	+0.0%
1910	0.087	+0.0%
1911	0.087	+0.0%
1912	0.087	+0.0%
1913	0.087	+0.0%
1914	0.087	+0.0%
1915	0.087	+0.0%
1916	0.087	+0.0%
1917	0.087	+0.0%
1918	0.087	+0.0%
1919	0.087	+0.0%
1920	0.087	+0.0%
1921	0.087	+0.0%
1922	0.087	+0.0%
1923	0.087	+0.0%
1924	0.087	+0.0%
1925	0.087	+0.0%
1926	0.087	+0.0%
1927	0.087	+0.0%
1928	0.087	+0.0%
1929	0.087	+0.0%
1930	0.087	+0.0%
1931	0.087	+0.0%
1932	0.087	+0.0%
1933	0.087	+0.0%
1934	0.087	+0.0%
1935	0.087	+0.0%
1936	0.087	+0.0%
1937	0.087	+0.0%
1938	0.087	+0.0%
1939	0.087	+0.0%
1940	0.087	+0.0%
1941	0.087	+0.0%
1942	0.087	+0.0%
1943	0.087	+0.0%
1944	0.087	+0.0%
1945	0.087	+0.0%
1946	0.087	+0.0%
1947	0.087	+0.0%
1948	0.087	+0.0%
1949	0.087	+0.0%
1950	0.103	+18.4%
1951	0.103	+0.0%
1952	0.103	+0.0%
1953	0.103	+0.0%
1954	0.103	+0.0%
1955	0.103	+0.0%
1956	0.103	+0.0%
1957	0.103	+0.0%
1958	0.103	+0.0%
1959	0.103	+0.0%
1960	0.103	+0.0%
1961	0.103	+0.0%
1962	0.103	+0.0%
1963	0.103	+0.0%
1964	0.103	+0.0%
1965	0.103	+0.0%
1966	0.103	+0.0%
1967	0.103	+0.0%
1968	0.129	+25.2%
1969	0.086	-33.3%
1970	0.009	-89.5%
1971	0.009	+0.0%
1972	0.009	+0.0%
1973	0.009	+0.0%
1974	0.009	+0.0%
1975	0.009	+0.0%
1976	0.009	+0.0%
1977	0.009	+0.0%
1978	0.009	+0.0%
1979	0.015	+66.7%
1980	0.031	+106.7%
1981	0.031	+0.0%
1982	0.031	+0.0%
1983	0.031	+0.0%
1984	0.031	+0.0%
1985	0.031	+0.0%
1986	0.031	+0.0%
1987	0.031	+0.0%
1988	0.031	+0.0%
1989	0.031	+0.0%
1990	0.055	+77.4%
1991	0.055	+0.0%
1992	0.055	+0.0%
1993	0.055	+0.0%
1994	0.055	+0.0%
1995	0.055	+0.0%
1996	0.055	+0.0%
1997	0.055	+0.0%
1998	0.055	+0.0%
1999	0.055	+0.0%
2000	0.053	-3.6%
2001	0.053	+0.0%
2002	0.053	+0.0%
2003	0.053	+0.0%
2004	0.053	+0.0%
2005	0.065	+22.6%
2006	0.065	+0.0%
2007	0.065	+0.0%
2008	0.065	+0.0%
2009	0.065	+0.0%
2010	0.043	-33.8%
2011	0.043	+0.0%
2012	0.043	+0.0%
2013	0.043	+0.0%
2014	0.043	+0.0%
2015	0.025	-41.9%
2016	0.025	+0.0%
2017	0.025	+0.0%
2018	0.026	+4.0%
2019	0.018	-30.8%
2020	0.013	-27.8%
2021	0.013	+0.0%
2022	0.011	-15.4%
2023	0.011	+0.0%
2024	0.011	+0.0%
2025	0.008	-27.3%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

Equatorial Guinea's 0.008 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.624, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Equatorial Guinea's 0.008 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2945, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.087	0.087	0.087	10
1910s	0.087	0.087	0.087	10
1920s	0.087	0.087	0.087	10
1930s	0.087	0.087	0.087	10
1940s	0.087	0.087	0.087	10
1950s	0.103	0.103	0.103	10
1960s	0.1039	0.086	0.129	10
1970s	0.0096	0.009	0.015	10
1980s	0.031	0.031	0.031	10
1990s	0.055	0.055	0.055	10
2000s	0.059	0.053	0.065	10
2010s	0.0334	0.018	0.043	10
2020s	0.0112	0.008	0.013	6

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

170 Venezuela 0.017 compare
171 Azerbaijan 0.012 compare
172 Chad 0.009 compare
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175 Nicaragua 0.003 compare
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More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Equatorial Guinea?: Judicial checks on government index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.008 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.129 in 1968.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.008 in 2025.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for judicial checks on government index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.